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RussBLib

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4. It seems like a waste...

Reply to Think. Again. (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 28, 2023, 12:34 PM

Sep 2023

....to blanket the country with as many charging stations as there are gas stations. If we add more powerful solar collectors to cars AND make much longer-lasting batteries, we wouldn't need half the chargers that are planned.

Which will bump up against the "planned obsolescence" that is rampant today.

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3,000 miles on a single charge? [View all] RussBLib Sep 2023 OP

Get it to market, it will be the last car we ever buy. Bluethroughu Sep 2023 #1

That's why we don't have over 50 years of electric commuters... Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2023 #3

There's evidence that... Think. Again. Sep 2023 #8

Wow, that hilarious! But not suprizing the brits do like to collect and restore old vehicles Bluethroughu Sep 2023 #11

...and that rather goes against our consumerist culture nt RussBLib Sep 2023 #5

yes... Think. Again. Sep 2023 #9

Yeah... Think. Again. Sep 2023 #2

It seems like a waste... RussBLib Sep 2023 #4

Sure!... Think. Again. Sep 2023 #7

Parking lots and other structures can carry solar panels. Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2023 #10

How does an EV sputter? Xoan Sep 2023 #6

Whenever I see the word "could" I remember having an Omni magazine subscription airplaneman Sep 2023 #12

Let's have a version for our homes and businesses. Delmette2.0 Sep 2023 #13